Telangana High Court issues notice to Hyderabad Police Commissioner Sajjanar in a contempt of court case
The Telangana High Court has issued a notice to Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar regarding a contempt of court petition. The petitioner, a businessman, alleges that police officers tortured him and that the Commissioner failed to act on court-ordered investigations into the matter.
Why it matters
This case highlights issues of police accountability and the judicial oversight of law enforcement agencies in India.
Justice T. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court issued notice to Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar in a contempt of court case.
A 33-year-old businessman, Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam from Aman Nagar of Old City, filed the contempt petition. He alleged that the Commissioner had wilfully disobeyed an order passed by the judge on August 13 in a writ petition filed by him over Bhavaninagar police allegedly subjecting him to torture without registering any case against him.
The petitioner charged in that plea that that the Bhavaninagar Inspector N. Karuna Kumar and Sub-Inspector B. Pochaiah illegally detained him on the night of August 6 and beat him up black and blue. He stated that despite submitting a complaint to the Director General of Police no action was initiated against the police officers.
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